Middx: ss.

To the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of
the parish of Southmims in the sd County of the Middx
And to the Churchwardens & Overseers of yr poor
of the Pish of Sundon in the County of
Bedford and every of them

Hechstetter

J Smithson

Whereas it appeares unto us two of his Majties. Justices
of the peace for the sd County of Middx (Quer unus)
upon Complt. of the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
poor of the aforesd Pish of Southmims that John
Keys< no role > &his wife & two Children named Jonathan< no role >
and Elizabeth< no role > are lately come into the sd Pish South
mims by Certificate under the Hanes & Seales of ye late
Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of the said
Pish of Sundon thereby acknowledging the sd John Keys< no role >
& his family to be legall Inhabitants of the sd Pish of
Sundon & promising to receive them back again to their
sd Pish whenever they or any of them should become
chargeable to the sd Pish of Southmims : And it now
appearing unto us the sd Justices that the sd John Key
and his family are become chargeable to the sd Pish of
Southmims , and that they nor any of them have obtained
any legall Settlemt. there We the sd Justices doe therefore
adjudge the sd John Keys< no role > &his wife & his two Children
named Jonathan< no role > & Elizabeth< no role > to be last legally settled
in the said parish of Sundon by vertue of such
Certificate as aforesaid.

These are therefore in his Majties. Name to Charge & Cowardy
the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of the sd Pish of
Southminns that some one or more of you Forthwith
remove & convey the sd John Keys< no role > , his wife & two Children from
and out of the sd Pish of Southmims to the parish of Sundon afor [..]
and these deliver them to the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
poor of the sd Pish of Sundon or to some one of them/together [..]
this Precept or a true Copy hereof who are hereby required to
receive & provide for them untill they shall be discharged of them
by due Course of Law: And hereof Faill not Etc. Given under our
Hands & Seales this 12th. day of October Anno Dom 1714